The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-08-12

The farmers are working at the oats
which Is a fair crop, Prospects are exceed |
ingly good for large crops of corn and
buckwheat
Gen. Joseph Wagner is repairing his
house.
Mr.. John A. Funston's large new barn is
nearly completed.
We are glad to note that N. Wclllver has
sufficiently recovered to be about.
E. Brugler, of williamsport, MISS Anna
Prieer of 1amaqua and Miss Rettie Nc
Collum of Orangeville, are visiting friends
in town.
Mrs. Allen has gone to Lock Haven to
spend few weeks.
f. W. Nc Collum, one day last week,
made flying trip to Ramps Mills near
| the mountain. Mr. McCollum is about to
| build large bark shed and was looking
for lumber &c.
Many excursions from Watsontown and
| elsewhere have been passing through here
over the w. & w. road to the picnic
grounds at Milville.
Mrs. DIR. Swisher will take her Sunday
school class, and picnic at Watsontown on
| Wednesday. There will be about fifty per-
sons, aud pleasant time is anticipated.
There vii, be festival in Kreamer's
Grove the coming Saturday evening. 1t is
remarked that IL would be well to have a
number of hacks running from the grounds
to the station to accommodate the people
who have signifed their intention of COM
ing on the train.
Saturday evening E. Wclliver entertain
ed his friends with cream, watermelons,
&C., the first melons of the season. Mr..
wcHiver has cream every week Wed. and
Sat. evenings and is glad to see his friends.
Mr.. VIM. Gingles brought home from
Milton on Saturday, new carriage
Miles Smith has moved into his fathers
hotel; and, we understand is to run the
establishment
Mr. A. X. Smith has been a genial and
accommodating landlord here for many
years. We regret to hear of his retiring,
but feel sure Miles win accommodate the
public with the usual hospitality.
Saturday one of our supervisors and a
few men tested Road Worker on the
street in town. Four horses were attached
to the machine, and it is said the work was
well done The price of the
machine is, we understand, $3.50.
\ l NJ thota It,,n hn
nicely on picce OF road that
needed no work, it would be wise to delib
crate well before investing that amount OF
the townships money in machine of
doubtful utility.
Jerseytown with the railroad is much
the same as it was without the road. For
many years the people have looked for
ward to the time our village would have
: railroad facilities. We've got 'em now
and more of 'em, perhaps, than we've any
use for. The road affords many conven
fences, but great improvements are moi
made by the footing of an engine, nor art
many buildings gong up so rapidly JUS
: because passing locomotive rolls great
five times a day. All are aware that ou
village is pleasantly located, possessing
some advantages; and all have becom,
very conscious of the fact that something
, more Is required for the prosperity of
place than pleasant location, som,
advantages, and even railroad
Let us now have the other requisites.
q short time since, the operator at our station
was taken away; and now we hear that tn
=, insti uments have been removed and tina
we no longer have telegraphJc communi
@ cation. However, it isn't far to Millville
4 Those here who so Justify proclaimed tn
: advantages of road, and prophesed tn
great increase in our business have steppe
o back little and are musing while othe
hands farther north are gathering in tn
, persimmons.
a FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
. Jerscytown people hold festival on tn
q 12th. Derry talks of one on the Goth c
August,
A Sunday school class picnic went t
. Watsontown on the 10th.
Il Prof. Lloyd Sheep and family, of Mort
Carolina, are visiting his parents.
Noticing the date of Madison townshi
Tax Receiver, the sixty days will expire o
the 18th.
sl Rev. Brownly preached sermon on ten
: perance at Derry last Sabbath eve. TIL
house was filed with eager listeners. A
were well pleased with the speaker, as h
n handled the subject admirably. Spoke {
: facts that no sane person could take offenc